Nadia Road Accident: Returning Home After Eid Shopping, 7 Killed, 8 Injured As Speeding SUV Hits 3 E-Rickshaws in Row in West Bengal

Kolkata, March 14: At least seven people, including three women and a child, were killed and eight others were injured when a speeding car hit three e-rickshaws one after another in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Friday, police said. The incident took place at Lakshmigachha in Chapra area when the e-rickshaw occupants were returning home after shopping for the upcoming Eid festival, a police officer said. Nadia Road Accident: 3 Kids Among 5 Killed After Toto E-Rickshaw Collides Head-On With Speeding 4-Wheeler in West Bengal.

A speeding SUV coming from the opposite side hit the three e-rickshaws one after another, leading to the death of seven occupants of the electric vehicles on the spot and injuries to eight others, with two of them being in serious condition, he said. The injured persons have been admitted to hospitals, the officer said, adding a manhunt has been launched for the driver of the car who fled the spot leaving behind the vehicle.

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